English Heritage sites near St. Helen Without Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from St. Helen Without Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from St. Helen Without Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from St. Helen Without Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from St. Helen Without Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from St. Helen Without Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from St. Helen Without Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.


Churches in St. Helen Without Parish

St Helen's Dry Sandford

Church Lane Dry Sandford Abingdon

St. Helen's Dry Sandford built 1850-1855 is a beutiful example of Victorian architecture. Our Church building is temporarily closed whilst funding for repairs is raised. Our congregation meets regularly every Sunday for Morning Service at the Dry Sandford Primary School Hall. Join our friendly gathering for Sunday Service followed by coffee and fellowship. Support our fundraising efforts to re-open the Church by generous giving as listed on the Capital Campaign page (or visit our website www.sthelensdrysandford.org).

St Mary Magdalene

Barrow Road Shippon Oxford
(01235) 523859

Welcome to St Mary Magdalene church, Shippon, a rural church on the outskirts of Abingdon.

You are warmly invited to attend any of the services held here

and join our friendly congregation for refreshments afterwards.


Pubs in St. Helen Without Parish

Black Horse

Faringdon Road, Gozzard's Ford, OX13 6JH
(01865) 390530

Comfortable, 350-year old beamed pub serving good food in quiet rural location. Large child-friendly garden. Currently closed.
Merry Miller

Cothill Rd, Dry Sandford, OX13 6JW
(01865) 390390
merrymiller.co.uk

Almost burned to the ground some years ago, this pub has been carefully restored. Inside the emphasis is obviously on food, the dining area being formed from three interlocking rooms. Lots of wooden beams, wooden floors, and chunky furnitur...
Prince of Wales

60 Barrow Road, Shippon, OX13 6JQ
(01235) 538546
princeofwalesshippon.com

A traditional period Inn at the heart of Shippon village with public, lounge bar and a dining room. A free house, it offers a range of real ales, both regular, guest, local and otherwise, alongside a selection of ciders. The public bar has...